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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 13d

$415 left to raise! Can you help us meet this goal?

#MutualAid #DisabilityJustice #Abolition #Crowdfunding #Disabled #BlackMutualAid

Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 13d

‼️ URGENT‼️ request for community support!

A Black, Disabled Comrade in NYC is facing an immediate threat of homelessness. $1200 is needed TODAY to secure their housing and give them room to breathe.

Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n Use the purple heart emoji (💜) on the note.

Please share & donate!!

Flyer with text overlaid on a notebook page. Up top highlighted "URGENT" with "request for community support!" Underneath, black text: "A Black, Disabled Comrade in NYC is facing an immediate threat of homelessness. The constant stress of housing instability is taking a heavy toll on top of autistic burnout, survivorhood, and deep grief. They are doing everything they can to build a stable, self-determined life, but no one can do it alone. Let's wrap them in community care." Highlighted in yellow: "$1200 is needed TODAY to secure their housing and give them room to breathe." On the bottom right: "Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n Use the purple heart emoji (💜) on the note."

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 13d

$460 left to go!

Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 13d

$545 left to raise !

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 13d

we have received $415 so far. need $785 to meet our goal! 💗

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 13d

‼️ URGENT‼️ request for community support!

A Black, Disabled Comrade in NYC is facing an immediate threat of homelessness. $1200 is needed TODAY to secure their housing and give them room to breathe.

Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n Use the purple heart emoji (💜) on the note.

Please share & donate!!

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 28d

Wow that is awful! People just claim things left and right these days 🙄

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 28d

who is still doing this in 2025??

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 28d

👉🏽 Black neurodivergent & disabled comrade in NYC urgently needs community support to survive unsafe living conditions. They are under-resourced, under-supported, & housing insecure. They are in need of SUSTAINED covid cautious in-person support & financial support. DM if you can plug in!

portrait style graphic text post with a light pink background overlayed on a background of bright pink flowers. Text reads: “Mutual aid request. Black neurodivergent & disabled comrade in NYC urgently needs community support to survive unsafe living conditions. They are under-resourced, under-supported, and experiencing housing instability. All of this has taken a major toll on their mental health on top of ongoing autistic burnout and grieving. In-person support: If you’re in NYC and can offer SUSTAINED covid cautious in-person support, please DM @m00nglades to get connected. Financial support initial goal: $3000. Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n. Use a Purple Heart emoji as note.

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 28d

👉🏽 X-Savior is a Black trans femme abuse surviver seeking ongoing support for housing, food, & phone costs. Support has stalled and she's at repeated risk of losing her hotel room just as hurricane season is picking up. Still seeking solo rental leads and in-person support in NC - please DM !

portrait oriented text post with a blurry color field background in magenta, purple, peach, teal, chartreuse, and cream, with some abstract shapes resembling a lava lamp. Text on the graphic in scattered text boxes reads : X-Savior is a Black trans femme abuse surviver seeking ongoing support for housing, food, and phone costs. Support has stalled and she's at repeated risk of losing her hotel room just as hurricane season is picking up. Still seeking solo rental leads and in-person support in NC - please DM ! X-Savior NEEDS stable and safe housing of her own ASAP. PP: xthomas688, CA: thehumanpro, vnmo: footlucid (Reba Neh).

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 28d

❤️‍🩹 Below are time sensitive fundraisers for community members our PSAs are currently supporting.

👉🏽 Mohagany is a trans woman of color who was recently released from a men’s prison & is still assisting other incarcerated trans women while facing transphobic barriers for her own reentry.

portrait style graphic text post with a blurred bright marigold yellow, orange, and red background. Text reads : Support for Mohagany. Mohagany signed a lease for her new house this past week!!! She needs continued support for rent and other costs of living. Please continue sharing her GoFundMe and pay links. GFM : bit.ly/3UVxuy, CA : tsmohagany, vnmo : MohaganyRegina [end text]. To the left of the graphic is a photograph of Mohagany posing inside of her new apartment with white walls behind her and light wooden floors. She's holding up her new keys and beaming at the camera.

portrait style graphic text post with a blurred bright marigold yellow, orange, and red background. Text reads : Mohagany needs household items and supplies for her new home! Please visit bit.ly/wishlist4mohagany to purchase items directly, or donate funds using the links below. GFM : bit.ly/3UVxuy, CA : tsmohagany, vnmo : MohaganyRegina [end text]. Centered on the graphic is a photograph of Mohagany posing inside of her new apartment with a white door and light wooden floors. She's holding up a peace sign and beaming at the camera. Mohagany is wearing a cream maxi dress with short ruffled sleeves and pink, orange and yellow flowers scattered across the surface, large gold hoop earrings, a few gold bangles on both wrists, and black sandals.

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 28d

We're back for day two of the NIH's RECOVER-TLC workshop on new #LongCOVID clinical trials. We'll catch you up on everything that happened yesterday, and share today's presentations as well.

@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social is reporting live from the workshop in Bethesda, MD. bit.ly/4giPmAi

Live blog: RECOVER-TLC workshop on new Long COVID clinical trials - The Sick Times

Researchers and advocates meet near the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus this week in Bethesda, Maryland for the second RECOVER-Treating Long COVID (TLC) workshop. The two-day event will off...

bit.ly

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

there's literal police departments on this directory of alternatives 😭 alternative to what? "untrained" police? so misleading!

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

Building alternatives to 911 must be rooted in prison abolition, anti-capitalism, & radical autonomy, esp for BIPOC communities. Otherwise, you're reproducing the same coercive, paternalistic, anti-Black, ableist systems under the guise of "community care," and gaining some capital along the way.

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

Lil Nas X's arrest is the dangerous venn diagram of anti-Blackness, homophobia, misogynoir, ableism, and the ghastly violence of policing in this country. No one deserves to be surveilled & caged because they are in crisis. No one deserves to be surveilled & caged PERIOD.

#abolition #antipsychiatry

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

"As we saw with the death of Jordan Neely, racism and ableism — that is, discrimination based on disability — against those we perceive as visibly mentally ill can even result in politicians and media outlets celebrating your death at the hands of a vigilante." !!!

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 29d

Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life.
@teenvogue.com

Why Lil Nas X's Arrest Is More Proof Police Have No Business Treating the Mentally Ill

"Police generally aren’t trained or qualified to respond to mental health crises."

www.teenvogue.com

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

thank you for this piece❤️‍🩹

here are some resources that we have on our site projectlets.org/get-support (inc our rapid response line for folks at risk of involuntary psych hold) as well as an upcoming panel on anti-carceral, holistic ways to respond to mental health crisis🌿

bsky.app/profile/proj...

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heenasharma_ @heenzbeanz.bsky.social · 29d

i will be moderating this online panel for @projectlets.bsky.social !! come thruuuu

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

#abolition #mentalhealth #carework #peersupport #anticarceral #holistic #mutualaid #bluesky

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

Access Information:

🌱 A recording will be made available.
🌱 ASL interpretation will be made available.
🌱 You can share additional access needs via your registration form or by emailing support[at]projectlets[dot]org.

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

Donation Info:

💸 Our suggested donation for community members is $20-$40, & $30-$50 for mental health workers.
💸 You can donate more or less the suggested amounts.
💸 Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. If you cannot donate, use our Free Access form.

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

What to expect from our panel discussion of Peer Support Advocates (PSAs):

🌿concrete examples of resistance, connection, & advocacy to take back & recreate in your own communities
🌿practical skills & wisdom gathered by those who break down & traverse carceral walls

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

We speak of non-carceral care in our dreams of a more liberatory approach to mental health and crisis response, but what does that really look like in practice? What does an abolitionist care praxis look like on the ground and in our communities?

#abolition #mentalhealth #peersupport #carework

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 29d

Join Project LETS on Sunday Sept 21st @ 1PM ET (10AM PST) for an online panel discussion on Abolitionist Care Work in Action!❤️‍🔥

Hear from our Peer Support Advocates on what non-pathologizing, holistic care work looks like — outside of carceral frameworks & systems.

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action 🌀

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Long Covid Journey @longcovidjourney.bsky.social · Jul 1

The heat isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s disabling when your nervous system’s already fried.

🔥 Dysautonomia + Long COVID =
🧠 Brain fog
💓 Heart racing
💦 Sweat chaos
🪫 Energy crash

Stay cool. Rest. You’re not imagining it.

#LongCovid #MECFS #HeatSensitivity #POTS

Beige background :Image with copy on a beige background: When the nervous system is already dysregulated, heat just adds fuel.
🧠 Brain fog
💓 Heart racing
💦 Sweating or not sweating at all
🪫 Crushing fatigue

It’s not “just the heat.” It’s #dysautonomia. It’s #LongCovid.
Stay cool. Rest. You’re not alone.
🔁 Share if you feel it too.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · Jun 25

People need to name Kennedy’s desire and goal of killing as many ‘unfit’ poor, sick, disabled, Black and brown people as possible—this is the only reasonable conclusion one can make from his ideas and policies.

Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort

Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

www.politico.com

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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · Jun 25

[Cont'd]

💧If drinking water is hard try: ice chips, fruits like melons or cucumbers, herbal teas, broths, or electrolyte powders in water
💧Keep your space cooler by blocking sunlight (blackout curtains, aluminum foil, cardboard boxes)
💧Hang a damp sheet in front of a fan
💧Stay low(since heat rises)

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